Ousted juror arrested on '96 warrant

Ten years after Evelyn Ezell was cited with auto violations, Broadview police arrested her on a warrant issued in 1996, a police spokesman said Saturday.

Ezell was one of two jurors excused March 27 from former Gov. George Ryan's corruption trial after the Tribune uncovered that both had concealed previous arrest records during jury selection. She was arrested two days later in Chicago on charges that had been pending for 10 years.

On March 6, 1996, Ezell--then known by her maiden name, Evelyn S. Boisselle--was arrested after a Broadview police sergeant ran a routine check of her license plate, authorities said.

During the check, the sergeant discovered that Ezell's plates had been suspended because her car was not insured, authorities said. Ezell then was placed under arrest when the officer learned she also was driving on a suspended license and had no proof of insurance, police said.

After being released from custody, Ezell was scheduled to appear in Misdemeanor Court in Maywood on April 17, 1996, but she didn't appear and a warrant was issued for her arrest, authorities said. That warrant went unserved for nearly 10 years. Broadview police said federal authorities contacted them March 24 about Boisselle, informing them that her name was now Evelyn Ezell. She was arrested March29.